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Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

• Canon’s new 1D C camera has arrived in our warehouse and is available for reservations. This is one camera you’re going to want to check out folks – have a look at the documentary below and you’ll see why.
   
• Speaking of Canon, DSLRNewsShooter.com has a nice piece about how Reuters turned to the 5D Mark III and a 60D for a documentary on education.
• Steve McCurry is one of the most prolific photographers of our generation – his image of the “Afghan Girl” still ranks as one of the most powerful works of portraiture out there. So when we saw that he had a new app out for the iPad that presented 200 of his portraits in a single collection, well, the $3.99 purchase was a no-brainer.
• German TV network Deutsche Welle has released two documentary videos about Legendary camera company Leica. Check out the first video below, then head over to Leica Rumors for the second one.
  
• And finally, via Chase Jarvis’ blog, comes an amazing look at how some artists see the drones used for military strikes around the world, in an outstanding example of the intersection of war and art.

That’s it for this week’s Cool Stuff. As always, questions and feedback are welcome in the comments below.

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Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

• We begin this week with this riveting and powerful video on the impact of the world’s most powerful videos. There’s a lot missing from this video, but I think we’ll all agree there’s something to be said for the core message here.
  
• Black and white photographers are almost fanatical about their art and craft. Here’s a pretty cool video (in B&W, natch!) that might help explain why.
  
• The next vid comes to us from our friends at PetaPixel – have YOU heard of Flam Wenders?
  
• Let’s face it, we’re a gear company. And as a gear company, we salivate over new stuff just like everyone else. So we’re stoked to see two new cameras from Canon, the C500 4K video beast, and the original C300′s little sibling, the C100.
• And finally, because we must – the Leica 1600mm f/5.6. Cost: just over $2 million. Erm, no. We will NOT be carrying this lens for rent.

And now, for the BorrowLenses.com rundown!

That’s it for this week’s Cool Stuff. As always, questions and feedback are welcome in the comments below.

Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

• I think if we could figure out a way to ship this, we might rent it. Regardless, we still want some of these, if for no other reason than we wanna play with them! I’m not talking about the Minis in the ad below, but about those long, tube-shaped light modifiers.
• Scott Kelby’s blog is on our daily must-read list. This video, where Scott explains to you why built-in video-editing in Photoshop is a big deal, is one of many reasons why.
• You know those image borders that Instagram, Hipstamatic, and all those other camera apps like to apply? Well, back in the days of film, they had an actual purpose. Check out this post from Pixiq to find out what it was.
• NBC’s coverage notwithstanding, you probably have heard that the Olympics are on. DPReview has a quick post on some truly high-def (think 8K and Gigapan) coverage of the games.
• Photographer Daniel Milnor – whose posts are quickly becoming analogous to high photographic literature to us – talks to another fellow Leica shooter, Eric Labastida. Labastida has a series of images about Tijuana, and this is one conversation you’ll want to take in.
• We absolutely love – LOVE - A Photo Editor‘s Daily Edit column. Check out this one, which features a piece from The New York Times magazine.
• We end this week with a bit about underwater photography, which is… wait. Where’s that shark going with with my gear! Come back you… oh my, what sharp teeth you have. Look, just keep the dang camera, okay?
  

That’s it for this week’s Cool Stuff. As always, questions and feedback are welcome in the comments below.

Vincent Laforet is a filmmaker and photographer that belongs in any reasonable list of Notable Storytellers. Long before he became one of the pioneers (some, including me, would say he is the pioneer) of making films with video-capable DSLRs, he was a staff photographer for the New York Times – and a Pulitzer-prize-winning photographer at that.

On this week’s Photo Finds, we talk about filmmaker Philip Bloom. If you’re a budding filmmaker, or even a veteran of the industry, Philip is someone you should definitely be following closely.